Category Archives: Advice & Tips
Parenting can be hard work, and pregnant mums and new mothers sometimes need a little bit of extra help from other mums who know what they’re going through. Breastmates has created a special resource section filled with tried and tested parenting tips, common-sense advice on pregnancy and motherhood, unbiased help with infant feeding, and expert answers to your most important questions. Being a mum is the most important job you’ll ever do, and Breastmates cares about helping you to enjoy being a mum without the stress.
Baby Not Breathing
One mum shares her birth story, how baby was born not breathing and was whisked
Baby Very Stuck
Naomi shares her birth story __________________ I was induced the day after my due date
Baby Well Over Due
Birth story shared by a mum - baby was long overdue. She had an episiotomy,
Contractions Didn’t Increase
A mum shares her birth story, how contractions never got closer together and she had
Cord Around Neck
A mum shares the story of her daughters birth, labouring for 15 hours and baby
Csection at 31 Week
A story of baby's arrival, a cesaeran performed at 31 weeks due to blood pressure
Episiotomy and Vontouse Suction
A mum shares her birth story, starting with induction (breaking waters) to start contractions, episiotomy
Forceps Delivery
A mum shares the story of her sons birth - where she had help to
Induction at 35 Weeks
"A mum shares her birth story - induction at 35 weeks due to the risk
Labour Didn’t Progress
A mum shares her birth story, an induced labour that didn't progress and resulted in









